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according to the first read team, if president obama wins the presidential contest, republicans would need to pick up a net of four senate seats to get that majority. senator todd akin deciding to stay in missouri's senate race despite calls from his own party to withdrawal, that's a difficult goal to achieve. here's how mark halperin put it on "morning joe" today. >> democrats could pick up a seat in the senate and i don't know what happens to the house. if the president wins by these huge margins and they take -- they pick up the senate seat rather than lose control of the senate, the house is going to be in play. >> so joining me now is editor mark murray. mark, with akin staying in this race, and doggedly so. i mean, there have been a lot of calls on the right so see him get out, which races, though, do you see as republicans' best chances to win back the senate? how likely are they win? >> thomas, as you mentioned, right now senate republicans are facing a bit of an uphill climb. not impossible. it is doable. but it is an uphill climb. some of the races that i'm looking at most c
according to the first read team, if president obama wins the presidential contest, republicans would need to pick up a net of four senate seats to get that majority. senator todd akin deciding to stay in missouri's senate race despite calls from his own party to withdrawal, that's a difficult goal to achieve. here's how mark halperin put it on "morning joe" today. >> democrats could pick up a seat in the senate and i don't know what happens to the house. if the president wins...
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if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that in the last five presidential elections, the democratic nominee has won the state where the democratic national convention was held. in fact, the last democratic nominee to lose the convention state was michael dukakis. he failed to carry georgia in 1988 despite holding the dnc in atlanta. >>> let he is gather around the water cooler to watch a special thursday night election season edition of "saturday night live." and in this sketch, president obama takes questions from the audience at a campaign rally in ohio while many voters down in the dumps over the job market watch the president look for something that they can all agree on. >> hi. i got laid off in 2009. i still haven't found a job. i don't want to vote for romney. but i really thought things would be better by now. >> real change takes more than one term. or even one president. i don't know if it will even happen in eight years. might take 12. frankly, i might be long dead. who here has a job? there we go. there we go. what do you do, sir? >> i'm a manager at burger ki
if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that in the last five presidential elections, the democratic nominee has won the state where the democratic national convention was held. in fact, the last democratic nominee to lose the convention state was michael dukakis. he failed to carry georgia in 1988 despite holding the dnc in atlanta. >>> let he is gather around the water cooler to watch a special thursday night election season edition of "saturday night live." and...
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their first encounter since the final dabate of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. >>> we'll win the war, sir. it's inevitable, isn't it? >> well, ain't won yet. >> you'll begin your second term with divine stature. imagine the possibilities, peaceful and great, why tarnish your invaluable luster with a battle in the house? it's a rat's nest in there. the same gang of talentless hicks and hacks who rejected the amendment ten months ago. we'll lose. >> i like our chances now. >> wow. we're back. that was a clip from the new steven spielberg movie "lincoln" based on doris kearns goodwin's "rivals." the house majority whip, kevin mccarthy rented out the film to show it to members of the house. what's the takeaway it is relevant in washington. joining us
their first encounter since the final dabate of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. >>> we'll win the war, sir. it's inevitable, isn't it? >> well, ain't won yet. >>...
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now we know that president obama really likes music. cares about music. showed off his chops on the old friday night show back in '63. after he lost not just to kennedy in the presidential election but lost to pat brown in that governor's election in california. here he is with a piece he composed himself. ♪ >> fascinating. fascinating. i have never seen that before. i had no idea he played the piano. maybe that's my failing as a student of history. bottom line for all this stuff is if you're going to put yourself out there, you better do it well. if you don't, everyone is going to be watching. >> danger point. is it a danger for this president -- republicans are running an ad that will show tomorrow night razzing him on this saying he's acting like he's celebrating and there's nothing to celebrate yet. here's the attack ad. ♪ come on, baby don't you want to go ♪ >> the republican national committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> they have similar celebrating rising gas prices. it works. >> it's a clever ad. hats off to the r
now we know that president obama really likes music. cares about music. showed off his chops on the old friday night show back in '63. after he lost not just to kennedy in the presidential election but lost to pat brown in that governor's election in california. here he is with a piece he composed himself. ♪ >> fascinating. fascinating. i have never seen that before. i had no idea he played the piano. maybe that's my failing as a student of history. bottom line for all this stuff is if...
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and equally so on what they thought with barack obama. i think sometimes we see it in different prisms. especially this format, it really does kind of really make these two guys get in each other's face. men tend to be more combative on that stage. women maybe saw it more rude. >> the polls have been showing at least since the first debate that romney made gains. his campaign has a new ad. >> those say he would ban all contraception seemed extroo em. i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he believes abortion should be allowed in terms of abortion or rape. >> it's not a knee jerk reaction, it's just the fact that where governor romney's been in his career and recently as the primary make women doubt his position. they doubted also his choice of a running mate. there is a record here that is confusing, inconsistent. and i think it adds to the fact that women aren't trusting on that format. i do want to add i'm in agreement with chip on that. candy can hold her own, but what you're finding is it goe
and equally so on what they thought with barack obama. i think sometimes we see it in different prisms. especially this format, it really does kind of really make these two guys get in each other's face. men tend to be more combative on that stage. women maybe saw it more rude. >> the polls have been showing at least since the first debate that romney made gains. his campaign has a new ad. >> those say he would ban all contraception seemed extroo em. i looked into it. turns out...
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today the obama campaign said that on wednesday of this week, the day after the second presidential debate, that was the single biggest fund-raising day barack obama has ever had. ever. and that includes the entire '08 presidential campaign. he's never in his career, not even in 2008, raised more money in one day than he raised the day after the debate this week on wednesday. how much did they raise? they are not yet saying but we can sleuth it out a little bit. one of the obama campaign's previous biggest fund-raising days ever was september 4th, 2008. on that single day we know they raised $10 million. what happened the day before that in order to cause the $10 million inflow? oh, right. so two of the things that have exercised democratic wallets the most in american history have been the national debut of an alaska governor named sarah palin four years ago at the republican convention and also a strong debate performance by president obama this week in new york. something tells me that somewhere right now there is a democratic operative trying to figure out how to get sarah palin on a f
today the obama campaign said that on wednesday of this week, the day after the second presidential debate, that was the single biggest fund-raising day barack obama has ever had. ever. and that includes the entire '08 presidential campaign. he's never in his career, not even in 2008, raised more money in one day than he raised the day after the debate this week on wednesday. how much did they raise? they are not yet saying but we can sleuth it out a little bit. one of the obama campaign's...
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street journal" poll shows president obama leading mitt romney in new hampshire. they're neck and neck in nevada and north carolina. tracie potts joins us in washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: as we've seen in polls earlier in the week, president obama seems to have a healthy lead in states like ohio and even florida. but in others, it's much closer. >> just getting elected will help. >> reporter: mitt romney's message to donors last night as polls show a tight race in nevada and north carolina. romney's only two points behind president obama there. but seven points behind in new hampshire. >> now your job is in danger. >> reporter: both sides came out swinging with new campaign ads thursday. >> if i could sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- >> reporter: what he said in virginia beach was something new, something he calls economic patriotism. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> reporter: romney also in v
street journal" poll shows president obama leading mitt romney in new hampshire. they're neck and neck in nevada and north carolina. tracie potts joins us in washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: as we've seen in polls earlier in the week, president obama seems to have a healthy lead in states like ohio and even florida. but in others, it's much closer. >> just getting elected will help. >> reporter: mitt romney's message to donors last night as polls...
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60-40 or 50-50 between two presidential candidates and we are self sorting not only in to like-minded districts and that has indications for congress today. >> yeah. exactly. building on that, the question i'm not going to ask is tractor supply. that's not a real thing, right? >> oh, yeah, it is. >> are you kidding me? >> tractor supply stores? oh yeah. >> what you have written about before is people are redistricting with their feet and moving to live among like-minded people. and the corporations are moving in to take advantage of that which makes sense. but i think part of what's happening, right, leading to situations where this leads to extremism, right, that we get to the season where the primary is more important than the general election and leading to more and more and rewarding more and more extremism in politics especially and congress. right? >> well, you're absolutely right because voters become easier for political strategists to gerrymander in to like-minded congressional districts so this is a real problem especially at the house level where we at the cook political re
60-40 or 50-50 between two presidential candidates and we are self sorting not only in to like-minded districts and that has indications for congress today. >> yeah. exactly. building on that, the question i'm not going to ask is tractor supply. that's not a real thing, right? >> oh, yeah, it is. >> are you kidding me? >> tractor supply stores? oh yeah. >> what you have written about before is people are redistricting with their feet and moving to live among...
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presidential library. the mitt romney for president campaign paid the expensed for the key note speaker at that convention this weekend. they flew newt gingrich to missoula, montana, to go to the convention with the outhouse out there. they paid for him to provide the culminating speech to the weekend's events. there's no word that he commented on the, for a good time, call michelle outhouse decoration, but it's interesting he was there on the mitt romney campaign dime. he did a fund-raiser for mr. romney when he was there, and his trip was paid for by campaign donations. now that the republican party has their nominee for president, mr. romney's candidacy, i think, has been inbued with retroactive inevitably, of course, he's the nominee, look who was in the field running against him. that's the main stream and beltway and the liberal and democratic take on what happened in the process this year, but it's interesting to note that's not the way the republicans see it. if they saw it the same way, they would
presidential library. the mitt romney for president campaign paid the expensed for the key note speaker at that convention this weekend. they flew newt gingrich to missoula, montana, to go to the convention with the outhouse out there. they paid for him to provide the culminating speech to the weekend's events. there's no word that he commented on the, for a good time, call michelle outhouse decoration, but it's interesting he was there on the mitt romney campaign dime. he did a fund-raiser for...
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high ground writing, quote, barack obama is an oar rater but the worst president i have ever seen when it comes to explaining his achievements, putting in his comments, connecting with people on a gut level and there by defining how the public views an issue. the obama campaign argues that romney has been attacking the president for months. >> whatever happened to hope and change? now it seems he's just coming right out of the box with these old-fashioned negative ads. >> there's going to be a choice in this election. mitt romney has been running for president for, well, many years of his life and been very critical of this president's tenure, of this president's policies. and we're certainly happy to talk a little bit about mitt romney and his record. >> let's keep in mind it is mostly taking place in the acela corridor by folks who haven't seen any polling data in the midwestern industrial states. team obama will argue they needed to fire up their own base and running against someone helps them do that. speaking of bain attacks, the romney campaign is out with a counter attack. it's
high ground writing, quote, barack obama is an oar rater but the worst president i have ever seen when it comes to explaining his achievements, putting in his comments, connecting with people on a gut level and there by defining how the public views an issue. the obama campaign argues that romney has been attacking the president for months. >> whatever happened to hope and change? now it seems he's just coming right out of the box with these old-fashioned negative ads. >> there's...
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their first encounter since the final day bait of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. that makes watching tv even better. if your tv were a hot dog, zeebox would be some sort of fancy, french mustard. just like adding fancy mustard to a hotdog makes you go "woah!," zeebox adds video, info, and playalongs to spice up your favorite shows. download zeebox free and say "woah" every time you watch tv. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which incl
their first encounter since the final day bait of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. that makes watching tv even better. if your tv were a hot dog, zeebox would be some sort of fancy,...
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first of all, for the challenger to be tied with the president who has 100% name recognition and obama this low on the top number says to me a trouble. well, if your presidential candidate has 100% name recognition, well, well below 50%, that's a problem. second thing on the defense sequestration cuts, you are absolutely right. the problem with those for the administration is those notices go out to all those defense contractors in the fall and you will have another wave of people being laid off. >> the story on the hill is talking to members, manu, states, ohio, virginia, florida, carolina, all with big defense contracting industries. that has folks on both -- in both sides on capitol hill worried. that's tough for the incumbent no matter who he is. >> that's why there's a serious chance to get something at least a temporary some cover, something to prevent the layoff notices from going out because if you're a democrat or a republican, you don't want voters who have a layoff notice going to the polls. >> come back. manu, there, thank you. trivia time, which foreign capital is named af
first of all, for the challenger to be tied with the president who has 100% name recognition and obama this low on the top number says to me a trouble. well, if your presidential candidate has 100% name recognition, well, well below 50%, that's a problem. second thing on the defense sequestration cuts, you are absolutely right. the problem with those for the administration is those notices go out to all those defense contractors in the fall and you will have another wave of people being laid...
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their first encounter since the final day bait of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe d
their first encounter since the final day bait of the presidential campaign. in his re-election victory speech the president said he wanted to sit down with romney to talk about ideas on how to move the country forward. i guess they're all going to lean forward tomorrow. romney will also meet with his vice presidential running mate paul ryan when he's in washington tomorrow. we'll be right back. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to...
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presidential candidate come win it was lyndon johnson in 1964. it's remarkable that we're talking about virginia in the terms that we are. there's been a big demographic shift with northern virginia a big democratic population. it is remarkable, it's a place where barack obama deserves credit for expanding what was the democratic map in the early 2000s, virginia, north carolina, both competitive this time. he won both of them in '08 as well. >> peter alexander, you've been with the candidate today. talk about his speech. he had an intelligence briefing from the cia today. interesting this traditionally before the debates, he's been doing a lot of debate prep, but foreign policy is taking somewhat more of a roll in the campaign and certainly their attention to it. >> reporter: yeah, andrea, that's right. his second intelligence briefing. first one taken a week ago in los angeles at some of the headquarters there. you know what's interesting to note is the focus in virginia, of course, is on military issues, attacking the president on sequestration
presidential candidate come win it was lyndon johnson in 1964. it's remarkable that we're talking about virginia in the terms that we are. there's been a big demographic shift with northern virginia a big democratic population. it is remarkable, it's a place where barack obama deserves credit for expanding what was the democratic map in the early 2000s, virginia, north carolina, both competitive this time. he won both of them in '08 as well. >> peter alexander, you've been with the...
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it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rival. it was pretty worm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> well, this next story should surprise no one. the 112th congress is on track to be the least productive since the 1940s. with just weeks left, the congress has passed 196 bills into law, many of them ceremonial pieces of legislation like the naming of courthouses. since the 1940s the least productive congress was the 10th in the mid-'90s which passed 333 laws into law. the current congress would have to pass more than 130 bi
it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rival. it was pretty worm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america....
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>> chuck, i think that like in any presidential campaign, there is going to be a balance of ensuring that we're talking about the president's record, we're proud of that record, we've made significant progress in this country under president obama, from health care reform to wall street reform, to giving the middle class a tax cut and recovering from an economic crisis, the greatest economic crisis in a generation, and stopping this country from sinking into a depression. we're going to be talking about that record. we're also going to be holding mitt romney accountable for his report. because as i said, elections are about choices. so five months is a long way to go. lots of different things are going to happen. i'm not projecting exactly what ads we're going to have on the air, but we're not going to shrink from ensuring that mitt romney's record is accurate, accurately told out there, and he's held to the positions that he's taken. >> i want to talk about the report from the federal reserve about american wealth, and obviously, it is -- paints a very grim picture of what the great
>> chuck, i think that like in any presidential campaign, there is going to be a balance of ensuring that we're talking about the president's record, we're proud of that record, we've made significant progress in this country under president obama, from health care reform to wall street reform, to giving the middle class a tax cut and recovering from an economic crisis, the greatest economic crisis in a generation, and stopping this country from sinking into a depression. we're going to...
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presidential candidate, mitt romney, wasted no time today criticizing president obama for this unexpected almost unprecedented turn of events. he called it, quote, a day of shame for the obama administration. secretary clinton is scheduled to depart china tomorrow.
presidential candidate, mitt romney, wasted no time today criticizing president obama for this unexpected almost unprecedented turn of events. he called it, quote, a day of shame for the obama administration. secretary clinton is scheduled to depart china tomorrow.
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he and president obama will spar over domestic issues including the economy, health care and the role of government. lit happen in denver, colorado, on october 3rd. joining me now is a professor of history and public affairs at princeton university, and the author of "reviving america, the revival of political history." what do you believe the debates will be so important? >> well, unless the polls change given romney's performance, it is still a tight race. those are moments like in 1960 when the debates can move the electorate just enough. >> and let's talk about this and talk about it on the other side. >> $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business, but i will -- >> okay. there's the infamous bet with governor perry. can mitt romney be trusted to speak off of the cuff? >> i think that overall, he did very well in the republican primary debates, and that is one example of a mistake, but most of the time he was relatively discipline and pretty tough with his opponents like newt gingrich but those kinds of slip-up s s the three-debate format can be extremely costly as we have see
he and president obama will spar over domestic issues including the economy, health care and the role of government. lit happen in denver, colorado, on october 3rd. joining me now is a professor of history and public affairs at princeton university, and the author of "reviving america, the revival of political history." what do you believe the debates will be so important? >> well, unless the polls change given romney's performance, it is still a tight race. those are moments...
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, the romney campaign, the outside groups trying to play in the presidential contest and what we found is that it is actually largely playing on republican turf, the states that george w. bush won in 2004, and of the top ten markets, six were in north carolina or virginia. you also have ohio and colorado and iowa. that is right now where people are getting the most ads and it just shows you where the race is right now, where the battle ground is. >> let's break it down with romney campaign. what are the priority states there? >> well, the priority states for the romney campaign, they actually confirmed this to the "new york times," that they need to be able to win virginia, florida, ohio, and north carolina and then get one other state and of course that pretty much sums up what we have all known about the romney strategy. they pretty much need to win all the bush states from 2004. there is very little margin of error. they need to win florida. they need to win ohio. they need to be able to perhaps if president obama does well out in the west to pick off in iowa and new hampshire and s
, the romney campaign, the outside groups trying to play in the presidential contest and what we found is that it is actually largely playing on republican turf, the states that george w. bush won in 2004, and of the top ten markets, six were in north carolina or virginia. you also have ohio and colorado and iowa. that is right now where people are getting the most ads and it just shows you where the race is right now, where the battle ground is. >> let's break it down with romney...
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from the obama campaign jen saki. lester holt is live in afghanistan where three more americans died today after a suicide bomb. and curry reports from the syrian border. is iraq beginning to come apart at seams? more on that to come. "andrea mitchell reports" next on msnbc. xwch ♪ it has everything to put you in the malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try.
from the obama campaign jen saki. lester holt is live in afghanistan where three more americans died today after a suicide bomb. and curry reports from the syrian border. is iraq beginning to come apart at seams? more on that to come. "andrea mitchell reports" next on msnbc. xwch ♪ it has everything to put you in the malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions...
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to go after president obama. they wanted a loss and here was a way to pre-empt -- have a pre-emptive strike and hoping that this would catch on and it would be a loss early in his second term. >> but it wasn't, ryan, just senator mccain. it was fox over and over and over again. watch fox's role in this and some of the highlights of their continuing to try and incite the scandal that wasn't there. >> fox news sources telling us cia officers on the ground in benghazi during the attack sent requests for help but were denied. >> in fact, there were three separate requests to aid not only the attack that was occurring at the consulate and to try and help with that attack but also requests for outside help, outside military to help, to help once there were gunfires and fire fights at the cia annex. those requests, we're told, came from higher headquarters. they were told to stand down. this is somewhat explosive information that three requests were denied from higher headquarters to not only help the ambassador and his
to go after president obama. they wanted a loss and here was a way to pre-empt -- have a pre-emptive strike and hoping that this would catch on and it would be a loss early in his second term. >> but it wasn't, ryan, just senator mccain. it was fox over and over and over again. watch fox's role in this and some of the highlights of their continuing to try and incite the scandal that wasn't there. >> fox news sources telling us cia officers on the ground in benghazi during the attack...
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with voter unhappiness with the republican field and judging president obama's presidency a failure, our "hardball" strategists are here to discuss that fact. first, if americans don't like what they are seeing for 2012, could this year really bring a third-party candidate to the presidential race who matters? and two, all this talk of contraception, religion, gay marriage, even satan, which party has the edge when it comes to the culture wars? here are the strategists. democratic steve mcmahon and todd harris. steve, i think when you look at these numbers, and i have been very cautious about the delight about the president's people that are all popping balloons out in chicago way too early. the economy hasn't got into that lift yet you need for a real recovery. and republicans certainly are blowing it as much as they can. but i don't think this president has been re-elected yet. do you agree with that first of all? >> yes. >> okay. the republicans have not shown any greatness yet? >> not yet. >> so there's an opening for a third party. if it's romney, if he pulls it out, suppose it
with voter unhappiness with the republican field and judging president obama's presidency a failure, our "hardball" strategists are here to discuss that fact. first, if americans don't like what they are seeing for 2012, could this year really bring a third-party candidate to the presidential race who matters? and two, all this talk of contraception, religion, gay marriage, even satan, which party has the edge when it comes to the culture wars? here are the strategists. democratic...
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some day there will be an obama presidential library, probably in chicago. and these photos will be all one of the key parts of the exhibit. i think it's been the story of white house photography has just improved. i mean, we talk about lincoln, matthew brady, and you remember a couple of photos of lincoln back there. with obama, it's becoming very kennedyesque. jody kantor wrote a very good book about it. what is really going on in the white house has been kept quite private. i think these photos open it up in a new way. >> he has not been a president that has forged a lot of relationships with legislators. what about that? >> i think that's true. i think he is a very private person. i think we take him at his word. he has wanted to be a good dad first and foremost. i think it was the deal he made with michelle that he was going to do that. he doesn't spend a lot of that free time eating popcorn and watching movies that may be a negative on his part. maybe he has needed to do a little more back slapping. jimmy carter didn't do a lot either. >> but i think t
some day there will be an obama presidential library, probably in chicago. and these photos will be all one of the key parts of the exhibit. i think it's been the story of white house photography has just improved. i mean, we talk about lincoln, matthew brady, and you remember a couple of photos of lincoln back there. with obama, it's becoming very kennedyesque. jody kantor wrote a very good book about it. what is really going on in the white house has been kept quite private. i think these...
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ton florida moments ago, ahead of tonight's third and final presidential debate. we're perhaps getting a glimpse into governor romney's strategy for the evening. >> i don't think there's real daylight between governor romney and president obama on that particular issue. >> on that particular issue. we'll explain where there's no daylight. does that mean no fireworks tonight? could part of the governor's strategy be to embrace the president's foreign policy? mitt romney promised to label china a currency manipulator if he's elected. that's what's on the agenda the first day, but what would china do on day two? zachary care bell joins me to discuss china and american jobs. [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. align naturally helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ ooh, baby, can i do for you today? ♪ try align today. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy!
ton florida moments ago, ahead of tonight's third and final presidential debate. we're perhaps getting a glimpse into governor romney's strategy for the evening. >> i don't think there's real daylight between governor romney and president obama on that particular issue. >> on that particular issue. we'll explain where there's no daylight. does that mean no fireworks tonight? could part of the governor's strategy be to embrace the president's foreign policy? mitt romney promised to...
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. >>> up next, president obama had mitt romney over for lunch at the white house. do you believe it? i'd love to know what happened in that room. it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rivals. it was pretty warm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> well, this next story should surprise no one. the 112th congress is on track to be the least productive since the 1940s. with just weeks left, the congress has passed 196 bills into law, many of them ceremonial pieces of legislation like the naming of courthouses. since the 1940s the least productive congress was the 110th in the mid-'90s which passed 333 laws into law. the current congress would have to pass more than 130 bills by next month to avoid the dubious distinction of being the worst, the least productive. >>> we're back. they may not be friends, but today for an hour mitt romney and barack obama had lunch together meeting in the oval office and dining over turkey chili and southwestern grilled chicken salad. two poultry
. >>> up next, president obama had mitt romney over for lunch at the white house. do you believe it? i'd love to know what happened in that room. it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rivals. it was pretty warm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> well, this next story should surprise no one. the 112th congress is on track to be the least productive since the 1940s. with just...
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diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this is a speech that is largely about the middle east. we're not hearing a lot about asia, a lot about russia. this is really going to be focused on syria, iran, libya and afghanistan. is it not? >> yeah, i think you're exactly right. going to focus on the middle east and northern africa, libya specifically. mitt romney as you noted, will accuse the president of saying that simple language, that hope is not a strategy. trying to -- harry truman and reagan. this speech is almost dedicated to george marshall. we're here at the hall of valor. it is in the battleground state of vir
diplomats were attacked in libya, showed a lack of presidential character. if this is how he handles the world now, just think what mitt romney might do as president. >> in a statement, liz smith says quote it's clear on every measure, mitt romney fails the commander in chief test. well, just about two hours from now, romney will deliver that speech at virginia military institute. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this...
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where mccain is leading there for the governor and has a sophisticated ground operation that helps obama and you have florida. you have over 100,000 registered democrats, more than republicans among the latino vote. >> let me play what presidential historian michael beshlav that was on this weekend. he talked about this divide and the electorate. let me play it. >> this country is so divided between the two candidates, not necessarily only by ideas but by gender, economic groups, ethnicity in some cases. i think that is something that the founders would have been horrified by. >> we wanted michael on. he wasn't available. it's interesting that the founders are all white males and mostly very wealthy would have been horrified by what we are seeing, which is this divide where you have latinos, african-americans, unmarried women in this one group and young people, and then on the other side of the equation you have a candidate hoping and his people hoping that whites will make up 75% of the electorate so he can win. >> i think he's leaning towards we're americans first, somehow you create s
where mccain is leading there for the governor and has a sophisticated ground operation that helps obama and you have florida. you have over 100,000 registered democrats, more than republicans among the latino vote. >> let me play what presidential historian michael beshlav that was on this weekend. he talked about this divide and the electorate. let me play it. >> this country is so divided between the two candidates, not necessarily only by ideas but by gender, economic groups,...
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. >>> coming up in the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama and mitt romney battle over the legacy of bill clinton. the "morning joe" crew breaks down how bubba is taking a leading role in the presidential campaign. >>> and when we come back here, we're huddle around the water cooler to watch house minority leader nancy pelosi bust a move at the weekend wedding of congressman barney frank. this is the first car that i've been totally in love with in every way, shape, and form. it's my dream vehicle. on a day to day basis, i am not using gas. my round trip is approximately 40 miles to work. head on home, stop at the grocery store, whatever else that i need to do -- still don't have to use gas. i'm never at the gas station unless i want some coffee. it's the best thing ever. as a matter of fact, i'm taking my savings so that i can go to hawaii. ♪ ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. >>> we told you at the top of the show outsourcing has become a key e
. >>> coming up in the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama and mitt romney battle over the legacy of bill clinton. the "morning joe" crew breaks down how bubba is taking a leading role in the presidential campaign. >>> and when we come back here, we're huddle around the water cooler to watch house minority leader nancy pelosi bust a move at the weekend wedding of congressman barney frank. this is the first car that i've been totally in love...
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. >>> up next, president obama had mitt romney over for lunch at the white house. do you believe it? i'd love to know what happened in that room. it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rivals. it was pretty warm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. cool, you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these. smooth move. you used priority mail flat-rate boxes. if it fits, it ships for a low, flat rate. paid for postage online and arranged a free pickup. and i'm gonna track them online, too. nice. between those boxes and this place, i'm totally
. >>> up next, president obama had mitt romney over for lunch at the white house. do you believe it? i'd love to know what happened in that room. it's the latest edition in the often frosty relationship between the presidential rivals. it was pretty warm for about an hour on election night. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent...
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. >>> plus, a sweet victory as first lady michelle obama and ann romney go spatula to spatula in a presidential cookie bake-off. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. here are some of the top stories making news this morning. now, if the u.s. goes over the so-called fiscal cliff in january, it will cost almost 90% of americans more in taxes for a total of $536 billion. taxes for a typical middle-income family making $40,000 to $64,000 a year could go up by $2,000. >>> and california governor jerry brown signed a bill that would allow 500,000 young illegal immigrants who qualify for the new federal work permit program to obtain driver's licenses. >>> near hong kong, at least 36 people were killed when a boat filled with holiday partygoers collided with a ferry and sank. i
. >>> plus, a sweet victory as first lady michelle obama and ann romney go spatula to spatula in a presidential cookie bake-off. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. >>> welcome back to...
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here in iowa, the state that launched president obama's presidential ambitions four years ago is where he'll have his final campaign rally as president tonight with bruce springsteen. george bush won it by about 10,000 in 2004. al gore by about 4100 in 2000. president obama did better last time beating john mccain quite handily. recent poll shows him with a five-point lead here. 47-42. republicans are confident they can still win iowa. they say that mitt romney's message of the economy is winning here. polls do reflect that. obama though however is winning on the trust issue. the big question in iowa is that of early voting. as of today, democrats have a $65,000, 65,000 voter advantage in terms of early voting. that is very important because in 2008, john mccain beat president obama in terms of voters who voted on election day. bush did the same thing to kerry. kerry in '04 was leading the early ballot and bush was able to win on election day with the republican voters. it's going to be a very interesting might. let's talk more about the big ten fire wall with ron mott in wisconsin. >>
here in iowa, the state that launched president obama's presidential ambitions four years ago is where he'll have his final campaign rally as president tonight with bruce springsteen. george bush won it by about 10,000 in 2004. al gore by about 4100 in 2000. president obama did better last time beating john mccain quite handily. recent poll shows him with a five-point lead here. 47-42. republicans are confident they can still win iowa. they say that mitt romney's message of the economy is...
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but i do think that the barack obama presidential race was conditioned on a profound disaffection with politics as usual which hurt not just the republicans but hillary clinton. so you -- whatever 2008 produced in my alternate universe, you would have had to have had an appetite for something really different and new so that the normal options -- >> it's possible the republican party would have gone through their transformation that they're in now earlier. >> that's the neat thing. the reason i do all these books -- >> because he would have gotten rid of the bush family. >> the reason i do these is to try to show people how much these hinge moments depend on mere twists of fate. i can't tell what you would have happened. >> i'll give you another one you could have done with florida in 1998. katherine harris doesn't win the job of secretary of state. which almost didn't happen either. >> as i say, this is like the notion that there are an infinite number of parallel universes. the only thing that never happens in a parallel universe is the chicago cubs don't win the world series. some t
but i do think that the barack obama presidential race was conditioned on a profound disaffection with politics as usual which hurt not just the republicans but hillary clinton. so you -- whatever 2008 produced in my alternate universe, you would have had to have had an appetite for something really different and new so that the normal options -- >> it's possible the republican party would have gone through their transformation that they're in now earlier. >> that's the neat thing....
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obama's campaign in 2008. mr. burton, congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> you had a big year. >> it was a good election. one other presidential clip that you could have shown would have been from "the american president," when andrew shepard says, "i am andrew shepard and i am the president." >> and not born in kenya. i think the president is saying, you know what, the birth certificate thing is not going the paradigm for the kinds of fights we have here. we're to the going to fight about whether the new black panther party stole the election in pennsylvania. we're not going to fight about this stuff that so animated the right. we're going to focus on, we're going to put that stuff aside. he's essentially challenging the republican party to have an adult debate. i see that dynamic at work, at large, and specifically on this susan rice issue. do you think that's happening? >> absolutely. i think the president wants to have grown-up conversations about big issues that affect the country. and i think if you l
obama's campaign in 2008. mr. burton, congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> you had a big year. >> it was a good election. one other presidential clip that you could have shown would have been from "the american president," when andrew shepard says, "i am andrew shepard and i am the president." >> and not born in kenya. i think the president is saying, you know what, the birth certificate thing is not going the paradigm for the kinds of fights...
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the presidential debates are over. the campaigns now in a frantic nonstop push for seven battleground states. and who will get a bump out of both? joining me david axelrod, senior adviser to the obama campaign. thank you very much, david, for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> got a plan, got a pamphlet. deja vu all over again as yogi berra would say, reminded me of putting people first, bill clinton after the new hampshire primary he had that pamphlet in florida when he went down battling off the late paul son gas. what is the strategy in coming up with a pamphlet now with only 14 days to go? >> of course, the pamphlet reflects the ideas that the president has advanced throughout this campaign about where we need to go as a country, building on the progress that we've made, andrea. it's the plan that he talked about at the conventions. it's the plan that he talks about every day. we wanted to codify it and put it in one place as voters making their final decisions, contemplate those decisions they have a chance
the presidential debates are over. the campaigns now in a frantic nonstop push for seven battleground states. and who will get a bump out of both? joining me david axelrod, senior adviser to the obama campaign. thank you very much, david, for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> got a plan, got a pamphlet. deja vu all over again as yogi berra would say, reminded me of putting people first, bill clinton after the new hampshire primary he had that pamphlet in florida when he went...
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. >>> the latest presidential poles out of ohio show president obama with a strong lead over mitt romney. it has been a hotly contested battle in the buckeye state. mitt romney took a three-day bus tour through ohio this week while president obama held two campaign events on wednesday. joining me is joe barden. political reporter for the columbus dispatch. he interviewed mitt romney this week. joe, with a welcome to you. as we look at the poll numbers, president obama now has a ten point lead at least according to one poll after being neck in neck with mitt romney for quite a while. what's changed? >> right. well, thanks for having me, alex. the first thing that's changed, at least in terms of the ten point poll you're talking about, is the 47%. as we all know, two weeks ago it was revealed, some comments that mitt romney said at a private fund-raiser about 47% of americans and the quinnipiac new york sometimes cps nebs news pos revealed after that. that's the 10% margin. as you've mentioned all morning, there is a trend in all polls that shows the president pulling away from romney, and
. >>> the latest presidential poles out of ohio show president obama with a strong lead over mitt romney. it has been a hotly contested battle in the buckeye state. mitt romney took a three-day bus tour through ohio this week while president obama held two campaign events on wednesday. joining me is joe barden. political reporter for the columbus dispatch. he interviewed mitt romney this week. joe, with a welcome to you. as we look at the poll numbers, president obama now has a ten...
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. >> well, robert, an op-ed in the "washington post" says, obama should convene a presidential commission on national health costs to be chaired by romney and filled with leaders from every part of the sector plus other relevant experts. miller says the goal of will this commission would be to reduce health care costs. mitt romney saved the olympics. he's an accomplished businessman. do you see any chance anything like this would happen? >> i would not rule it out at all. mitt romney was a businessman for both of his career, but he got into politics running for the senate and then president twice. because he really is committed to public service. his father george was the same way. a businessman who entered public service. and i think it's not surprising that romney is going to the quhous today. whenever i interviewed mitt romney, i was always struck that he never considered the fight against obama a personal one. it was about public service. >> really? it felt like it watching from the outside. >> i think the campaign was nasty, but the relations between romney and obama as gentlemen was
. >> well, robert, an op-ed in the "washington post" says, obama should convene a presidential commission on national health costs to be chaired by romney and filled with leaders from every part of the sector plus other relevant experts. miller says the goal of will this commission would be to reduce health care costs. mitt romney saved the olympics. he's an accomplished businessman. do you see any chance anything like this would happen? >> i would not rule it out at all....
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. >>> on now to publics and the two presidential campaigns trading fire over president barack obama's remarks that the private sector is doing fine in contrast to the public sector. the romney campaign turning the president's words against him in this new political ad. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. the private sector is doing fine. >> that was the romney campaign ad. the obama campaign, though, using that same strategy in its return volley, once again attacking romney's massachusetts record. >> he says he need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. did he not get the message of wisconsin? the american did. it's time for us to cut back on government and help the american people. >> during governor romney's tenure, local government was gct dramatically. >> let's bring in our panel. gang, great to see all of you this morning. i'm sure you saw this. but david axelrod defended the president over the weekend. take a look at how he was hitting back at mitt romney. >> how big a mistake did th
. >>> on now to publics and the two presidential campaigns trading fire over president barack obama's remarks that the private sector is doing fine in contrast to the public sector. the romney campaign turning the president's words against him in this new political ad. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. the private sector is doing fine. >> that was the romney campaign ad. the obama...
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poll out yesterday shows president obama is ahead by 5% in the state. is that the upward track they are talking about? yes. we all know governor romney narrowed the gap after the first presidential race and debate but things have been flat for two weeks. more and more journalists are calling romney's bluff. this so called momentum. so don't believe the romney hype. we're on to his strategy of faux-mentum. joining me now is david kornacki and margie omera. thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> you're welcome. >> steve, does this seem to be the way that real campaigns act? what's going on with the romney campaign in. >> i think there's obviously a recognition on their part and they have actually moved into a very, very slight lead but they have never been ahead in the national polling averages but when you're down to the last two weeks and start looking at the electoral situation, they are facing two to three-point gaps in wisconsin and ohio and there's really almost no way for romney to pick off one of those states. so i think they look at it and
poll out yesterday shows president obama is ahead by 5% in the state. is that the upward track they are talking about? yes. we all know governor romney narrowed the gap after the first presidential race and debate but things have been flat for two weeks. more and more journalists are calling romney's bluff. this so called momentum. so don't believe the romney hype. we're on to his strategy of faux-mentum. joining me now is david kornacki and margie omera. thank you for coming on the show...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be trying to reach a shrinking pool of undecided voters. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla. the challenges for both. everyone trying to lower expectations but the fact is, that both of these -- both of these debaters are experienced, they both had primary debates but there is a challenge first for mitt romney, he's never gone head-to-head against barack obama and for the president, he has not debated in a while. he didn't have any -- of course didn't have any primary challenges this year. >> right. andrea, i always think it's hilarious, last night in las vegas barack obama said i'm an okay debater. it's like when lou holtz was the coach of notre dame and playing east/west texas state, i don't know, they're pretty strong this year. you have to put it in some context. both of these people as you point out have risen to a point where they are the nominees for president for the parties. neither are bad debaters. they are both able and capable. you're right. look, barack obama hasn't debated in four years. mitt romney has had a lot of
mitt romney and barack obama will be trying to reach a shrinking pool of undecided voters. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla. the challenges for both. everyone trying to lower expectations but the fact is, that both of these -- both of these debaters are experienced, they both had primary debates but there is a challenge first for mitt romney, he's never gone head-to-head against barack obama and for the president, he has not debated in a while. he didn't have any -- of course didn't...
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the current top two presidential contenders. a new "the washington post"/abc news survey finds for the first time if the election were held now president obama would beat mitt romney 51% to 45%. his margin widens against newt gingrich as the gop candidate with 54% of those surveyed to picking the president to 43% in favor of the former speaker of the house. >>> president obama's campaign is now asking wealthy democratic donors to contribute to super pacs that support his re-election and a reversal of his long-held position on super pac positions. while the president has raised the most money for the 2012 campaign he is facing a deep disadvantage in money raised by priorities usa action. as seen in this year's republican caucuses and primaries the so-called super pacs can spend unlimited amounts of cash and negative ads while shielding the candidates for direct responsibility. >>> allies are trying to turn up the diplomatic president on the syrian government. the u.s. has closed its embassy. calling for the president to step down
the current top two presidential contenders. a new "the washington post"/abc news survey finds for the first time if the election were held now president obama would beat mitt romney 51% to 45%. his margin widens against newt gingrich as the gop candidate with 54% of those surveyed to picking the president to 43% in favor of the former speaker of the house. >>> president obama's campaign is now asking wealthy democratic donors to contribute to super pacs that support his...
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the defining moment of tuesday night's presidential debate came between president obama and mitt romney on last month's attack in benghazi, libya. the issue was seen as a slam dunk for romney, but quickly turned into a political disaster. >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. >> i think it was interesting, the president said on the day after the attack, he went into the rose garden and said this was an act of terror. you said in the rose garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you are saying? is that what you are saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> i want to make that clear for the record. it took him 14 days before he called it an attack. >> he did, in fact, sir. let me call it an act of terror. >> after that, romney dropped libya from his speech and has not mentioned it since. because he backed away from talking about benghazi doesn't mean there are unans
the defining moment of tuesday night's presidential debate came between president obama and mitt romney on last month's attack in benghazi, libya. the issue was seen as a slam dunk for romney, but quickly turned into a political disaster. >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. >> i think it was interesting, the president said on...
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presidential campaign. there are now three of these ads. the first one came out july 7th. >> every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe v. wade. for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and family planning services, but for mitt romney -- >> planned parenthood, going to get rid of that. >> i never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. >> mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception, and romney supports overturned roe versus wade. he backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> this is not the 1950s. contraception is so important to women. it's about a woman being able to make decisions. >> i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney. >> i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. >> i don't think mitt romney can even understand the mindset of someone who has to go to planned p
presidential campaign. there are now three of these ads. the first one came out july 7th. >> every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe v. wade. for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and family planning services, but for mitt romney -- >> planned parenthood, going to get rid of that. >> i never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman....
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this is what president obama ran against in the presidential election. mitt romney's approach to tax reform was, trust me. the american public wanted specifics. and president obama continued to give specifics today, but the economy wasn't the only thing on the president's mind today. earlier in the day, here's another development. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice came under fire from republican senators. senators john mccain and lindsey graham, back at it, trying to trump up the ambassador's role in the benghazi consulate attacks. they took their shots at ambassador rice this morning and the president hit back. >> senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> that's loyalty to a staff member. if looks could kill, the president's look
this is what president obama ran against in the presidential election. mitt romney's approach to tax reform was, trust me. the american public wanted specifics. and president obama continued to give specifics today, but the economy wasn't the only thing on the president's mind today. earlier in the day, here's another development. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice came under fire from republican senators. senators john mccain and lindsey graham, back at it, trying to trump up the...